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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2006 · Est. 3 hour read
King of Murder
By Betsy Byars
Book #6 in the Herculeah Jones Mystery series
Can a young sleuth uncover the truth behind a mystery author's deadly inspirations?
4.1/5 Goodreads · 172 ratings
115 pages· 22,112 words· Est. 3 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Herculeah Jones, a determined young sleuth, encounters Mathias King, a mystery author whose books eerily resemble real-life murders. As suspicions arise about King's involvement in an unsolved stabbing, Herculeah is determined to uncover the truth. But with her sidekick Meat distracted by romance, can she solve the case alone, or will her friend's new relationship hinder her investigation? Dive into a world where fiction and reality blur, and every clue could lead to danger.
From the publisher
Together with her best friend and reluctant sidekick, Meat, Herculeah Jones meets a famous mystery author, Mathias King, aka the Murder King. King’s novels mirror gruesome, real-life murders, particularly A Slash of Life, which is about an unsolved local stabbing. Some people believe Mathias King isn’t making up the details, could he actually be responsible for the crime? Herculeah’s sure she can find out. But Meat seems too busy with his new girlfriend to give Herculeah much of a hand. Can Herculeah solve this mystery on her own, or will Meat’s dating be this sleuth’s downfall?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 115
- Words
- 22,112
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 640L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.3
- F&P level
- ~P
- Scholastic level
- V
- AR points
- 3
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 105852
Publication
- Published
- February 15, 2007
- First published
- March 2, 2006
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142407592
- OCLC
- 83600221
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